For the past several weeks, we’ve been surveying the yearly average votes to affirm each District and Division of the Appellate Court in civil cases. Beginning today, we’re turning our attention to criminal cases – first up, Division One of the First District.

Division One had no criminal cases decided by the Supreme Court in 1994, 1996 or 1999. Average votes to affirm was 2.5 in 1990, zero in 1991, 4.67 in 1992, 3.5 in 1993, zero in 1995, 5.5 in 1997 and 6 in 1998.

There were no criminal cases from Division One in 2001, 2003, 2005 or 2006. Average votes to affirm was 2 in 2000, 2002 and 2004, zero in 2007, 5.5 in 2008 and 6.67 in 2009.

There were no criminal cases from Division One in 2012 or 2015. Average votes to affirm was 5.25 in 2010, 2.33 in 2011, zero in 2013 and 2014, 2.25 in 2016, 1 in 2017 and 2019 and zero in 2018.

Join us back here tomorrow as we review the data for Division Two of the First District.

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